There is a fresh bid to bring a major development of a supermarket, nursery and office buildings to the edge of Cheltenham - but a coffee drive-through idea has been dropped.

Proposals to build a new Aldi, Costa Coffee and child nursery off Grovefield Way, near the Arle Court Roundabout at the Cheltenham end of the Golden Valley Bypass, proved controversial and were rejected last year.

A new, revised application has been submitted to Cheltenham Borough Council that claims to have a more 'generous landscaping scheme' at the location and which has dropped the drive-through.

Hinton Properties (Grovefield Way) Ltd says there will be less car parking, less hard-standing and a diverse mixed-use site.

The site identified by Aldi in Corinthian Way, off Grovefield Way

It also says that Bloor Homes and Ridge and Partners LLP would move into offices on the Corinthian Park site.

The land is next to the Cotswold BMW dealership and close to the trading park featuring B&Q, Pets at Home and Home Bargains, as well as a KFC Drive Through, Harvester restaurant, and the Arle Court Park and Ride.

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A screenshot of the revised plans, ditching the Costa Coffee drive through

It is not far from the Asda supermarket in Hatherley Lane, which has opposed the application on highways grounds - fearing extra traffic on busy roads surrounding the Arle Court roundabout.

There is also strong community objection from The Reddings Resident Association which has listed a series of objections to the proposals, which are due to be discussed by Cheltenham Borough Council's planning committee on Thursday, October 18.

Reddings Residents' Association nine key questions

What about the weekend and evening traffic that the Aldi will generate on Grovefield Way? The applicants transport analysis predicts up to 282 vehicle arrivals and departures every hour for much of the weekend, all into a carpark with a maximum of 102 car park spaces

What provisions are being made to reduce fume pollution?

Is it safe for young children to be in a nursery, up to 12 hours a day, in the middle of a carpark, next to the Aldi & office car parks, BMW garage, the congested Grovefield Way, A40 & M5, breathing in fumes?

What measures are in place to control noise pollution from air conditioning plant on offices, shops, etc., the new queuing traffic, the reversing sirens of delivery lorries?

How is light pollution to nearby houses to be controlled?

What opening hours are actually proposed, because non are given.

When will deliveries be made? Will it be early morning, or late at night and wake me, or my children up?

How does the economic argument to build Aldi & create 26 jobs compare to being able to create 118 more jobs in an office of the same area?

Where will all the wildlife go when the proposed planting will be non-native species and very small when planted.

Dozens of objections have been listed on the borough council's website, many questioning the need for another supermarket so close to Asda in Hatherley Lane and Morrisons in Up Hatherley.

In the new Design and Access Statement submitted to the borough council by Design Development Partnership Ltd on behalf of Hinton Properties, it says some "principle concerns" in terms of layout and design needed to be addressed.

It said: "Through lengthy review between the applicant, proposed occupiers and consultees, we believe we have now reached a design solution that contributes positively to the surrounding area and street scene and is in accordance with the design ethos of the previously consented outline scheme.

"We also consider the design responds positively to the BMW Mini showroom adjacent to the site."

What the developers say

Through continued consultation the proposed scheme has been amended and refined to create a development that respects and responds to its immediate context and adopts a similar design ethos to development previously consented on this site.

The proposed landscaping is fundamental to the success of the development and revisions to the layout offer a much more generous landscaping scheme which is more appropriate to the greenbelt and residential nature of the surrounding area. Landscape design plays an important role in creating an attractive environment that reinforces identity and enjoyment of a place.

The revised scheme shows a considerable reduction in car parking and hardstanding, while still ensuring adequate parking provision.This has not only offered the opportunity to reinforce and enhance existing boundary vegetation, but has also allowed an increase in planting islands and landscaping within the car park, further reducing the visual mass of the hard standing.

The proposed landscaping creates a high quality setting, helps integrate the new development into its surroundings and promotes biodiversity and wildlife habitat within the site.

It was decided that the scheme would benefit from the removal of Costa Coffee from the masterplan and the introduction of an additional B1 office building for Ridge and Partners LLP. This office has been sited at the entrance to the development to underpin the high quality business environment being delivered and ensures prominence and presence of B1 uses to the main road frontage.

Bloor Homes have been identified as an occupier for Office 1 and they are seeking a new regional headquarters office. Amendments to the plans for this building have been a result of direct discussions with their architects to accommodate their operational requirements. Office 2 has been amended in line with Office 1, to ensure these neighbouring buildings adopt a consistent design language.

To deliver a sustainable development it is important to consider mixed use development where different uses are developed alongside each other.

Mixed use developments provide easy access to services and facilities that can help to create vibrant and diverse places to work.

They offer the opportunity to have an improved quality of life with convenient access to facilities, resulting in reduced commuting and congestion, and greater opportunities for social interaction.

The compatibility of different uses within the proposed development and how they interact with, and support one another has been carefully considered to find the most appropriate design solution.

Here are some of the comments made against the plans by members of the public on the borough council's planning portal.

One person said: "There is no need for another supermarket in this area. The introduction of yet another supermarket will take away trade form the other existing stores such as Asd and Morrisons.

"The office blocks are too big at three storeys. Buildings this tall will cause light pollution to the surrounding properties."

Grovefield Way, Cheltenham

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Another said: "I wrote to express serious reservations about the previous application and I do not think the revised version has sufficiently addressed any of these reservations

"In particular, the infrastructure in the area is already over-stretched - the traffic volumes have become a serious problem during busy periods - and the road would not be able to cope with the additional volumes without major additional road building."